Hakuna Matata

So I’m finally here, at the United Nation Offices at Nairobi (UNON)… At it feels a little bit surreal to be honest. A few years ago I applied to work at the UNEP Financial Initiative in Geneva and even if I got selected I was not able to go, different factors play a role there but it wasn’t the right moment I guess. But now, everything is falling in the right place

再见Shanghai

#Luck

After a crazy week(s) in Shanghai I was able to arrive to Nairobi. An unexpected trip is always like this, run here, go there, say goodbye, start some new adventures and run some more. But even is Shanghai tempted me to stay I must thank all the support I got. Plus all the birthday events/goodbye parties/exploring Shanghai and so even if I was tired I tried my best to meet with everyone at least once. I promise I will be back soon.

Jambo Nairobi!

City Hall

Well, the whole trip was amazing, even if my bag gave up in the middle of the trip haha. Got a bitter sweet goodbye in the airport, got an upgrade to Gold with AA and Qatar Airlines 😀 and the view getting to Nairobi was amazing. And the city is.

Teddy (one of my closest friends from Shanghai) received me and I will be staying with him, so from the get go this was familiar, almost like home. The city is very similar to Guayaquil (VERY) in weather and attitude of people, happy, music everywhere and the buses (matatus from now on) are quite a ride every time.

The first two days I ate more than I should, watched a 15s rugby game and got a hang of the transportation system but after all…

KaribUNi!!!

Finally, my first day at the office… And I get there WAY to early haha. So I had to wait for 45 minutes, then get my ID, some training, some med check-ups and more walking around. The place is AMAZING! I will be posting pictures about the whole day by day at Instagram or maybe a video soon enough. But I didn’t come here for the view (even tho is completely worth it).

UNEP: South South

UNEP’s main building

The idea is quite simple: how to showcase and scale up the impact of successful evidence-based solution developed by developing countries in the many challenges they face, provide a platform for the sharing and exchange of this solutions and facilitate the exchange of experiences on topics that range from green economy to low-carbon, green growth, education, etc. Next week we have our first event + UN Run – World AIDS Day.
Plus I may be able to work with leading experts in Education for Sustainable Development #LikeaBoss

Anyhow, I hope this short update helps up a little bit and I will post more soon enough + the translation